"Hankavan is about an hour's drive from Armenia's capital Yerevan and is known for its campgrounds. Every summer, all kinds of programs draw students here. During the last week of August, more than 100 young people came for something new: learning about career paths in artificial intelligence (AI). A nonprofit called the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology organized the camp as part of their efforts to get young Armenians ready for tech jobs."
"Nvidia has announced it is partnering with a small US-based firm called Firebird and Armenia's government to launch a $500 million (426.5 million) AI factory next year, though the specific location of the center is yet to be announced. It is set to use thousands of microchips known as graphics processing units, or GPUs. Nvidia and Armenia's Ministry of High-Tech Industry declined interview requests, and Firebird did not respond."
"Rev Lebaredian, a Nvidia vice president, recently predicted that "everyone" around the world will eventually have basic infrastructure for AI. In a podcast, he compared the technology to the advent of electricity, noting it was confined to just a few places before spreading all over. But until AI similarly becomes ubiquitous, the new data center will give Armenia a big competitive advantage, Lebaredian said."
Hankavan, an hour from Yerevan, hosts summer campgrounds and programs that draw students. Over one hundred young people attended a weeklong program focused on artificial intelligence career paths, organized by the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology to prepare youth for technology jobs. Armenian tech professionals met with high school students nationwide to share practical advice. Nvidia plans to partner with US-based Firebird and Armenia's government on a $500 million AI factory using thousands of GPUs; the facility's location has not been announced. Nvidia and the Ministry declined interview requests, and Firebird did not respond. The new data center will give Armenia a competitive advantage in AI.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]